for the want of a nail ...

[ji3m]

In cas mode , the command line entry

expr ("'catnip'")

produces the identifier: catnip ,as expected and desired.

But

EXPORT foobar ()
BEGIN
expr ("'catnip'");
END;

In home mode foobar() --> c*a*t*n*i*p

In cas window foobar() --> p*i*n*t*a*c

neither of which is at all useful.

At least in cas is there some way to get a program to follow
cas rules.?

The fact that 'abc' gives a*b*c in home mode is astonishing
to me. Why simulate single letter algebra. It doesnt really work without subscripts,etc.
But it causes grief at higher levels.